Garlic
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Lilith — 4 hours ago(April 01, 2026 04:05 PM)
Cute. I see what you did there.
I do have a habit of being heavy with the fresh garlic in my dishes when I'm not cooking for other people. If others are involved, I exercise restraint.
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HollyJollyHanukka — 4 hours ago(April 01, 2026 03:51 PM)
I like garlic. I don’t like it overpowering food. This seems to be a trend. I think herbs and spices should bring out flavor, not be the overriding flavor.
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元才 — 4 hours ago(April 01, 2026 03:58 PM)
I've got tubs of garlic puree (And ginger puree, and garlic and ginger puree). Goes with pretty much anything i'm cooking.
Unless there's people round, then it's the old crush/slice it fresh from whole charade.
Got garlic growing along by the river here just now. The leaves are just ripe for picking now that they've flowered. Bulbs will take another couple of months before they get dug up. Dried garlic leaf powder will find its way into more tubs for me to cherish over the next year
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Lilith — 4 hours ago(April 01, 2026 04:14 PM)
Do you buy those tubes or jars of puree that are already premade? I have a tube of that in the fridge, but when it comes to garlic, anything pre-minced, pre-crushed, pre-anything, it just tastes wrong to me.
How did you get your garlic to grow? I would love to grow my own garlic!
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元才 — 4 hours ago(April 01, 2026 04:23 PM)
I bought the initial tubs Lilith, and then just blitz garlic and/or ginger into them every time they get low (Add a little oil and salt, just to coat and keep it all nice)
The garlic around here is wild, it just grows around now (You can smell it) and once you see the flowers (White little ones) that means the leaves are good for taking (Looks more like grass connected to the flower) and then you wait it out for the bulbs to grow.
I live in a city with some large parks that all have the same river, Kelvin), flow through them and so walk by/through/around it all the time and get to foraging around now (An adult thing, didn't do this when I was younger).
I'd guess you find a river that not dirty or has much by way of traffic around it and plant a couple of bulbs and wait a year or two to see if it flourishes by itself. Just check that it's not genetically modified to not grow any offspring and you should be hot to trot.
I grew chillies in Thailand (Basic too) but the Scottish weather isn't for them -
ZolotoyRetriever — 3 hours ago(April 01, 2026 05:16 PM)
Yep, yep. I like to roast whole peeled cloves in the oven, then mix in a little olive oil and softened butter which can be mashed up into a very tasty garlic paste. Keep in the fridge, use it to add to dishes, or can be spread on toasted French bread etc.
I also buy this Kyolic liquid garlic extract and add it to vegetable juice smoothies. Very tasty: -
Lilith — 14 minutes ago(April 01, 2026 08:23 PM)
How do you do this? I have seen roasted bulbs of garlic. We used to order them at this great restaurant we went to, pushing the roasty-toasty garlic out of the peels, and spreading it on bread. It's incredible how different roasted garlic tastes. It's also much easier on the stomach than raw garlic. I'm very sad that I've had to decrease my garlic intake. I seem to be okay with garlic powder, however. Either way, the garlic "after effect" sticks around either way.
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MJ66 — 2 hours ago(April 01, 2026 05:42 PM)
I'm not crazy about it and use it very sparingly.
A friend of mine made some hummus once, and went overboard on the garlic. It turned me off of garlic for life lol I still remember how the smell lingered in her refrigerator. -
Lilith — 12 minutes ago(April 01, 2026 08:25 PM)
I know how that is. I've had similar experiences with other foods, or with alcohol. All it takes is one bad encounter and you can be put off for life.
That is a drawback to garlic. Everything in the fridge will remind you that you made a garlic dish.
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